Display stand



y 1962 E. KWESKIN 3,035,362

DISPLAY STAND Filed May 24, 1960 INVENTOR. ETHEL KWESKIN ATTORNEY 3,035,362 DISPLAY STAND Ethel Kweskin, Lakeside Drive, Stamford, Conn. Filed May 24, 1960, Ser. No. 31,456 3 Claims. (Cl. 40-124) The present invention relates to a stand of the type suitable for displaying cards, but may be used for show display of a variety of other items.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a card display stand in which the arms that are afiixed to a supporting standard or post are flexible to a limited degree.

It is another object of the present invention to provide easily insertable and removable arms on the standard of a card display stand.

It is still another object of the present invention to pro-t vide novel retaining clips which are hung in indentations present in the flexible arms and which firmly hold cards therein.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a decorative ball mount removably afiixed to the top of the supporting standard, the ball mount being so constructed that a car may also be inserted therein.

It is believed that the present invention is reliably effective for the purposes intended.

The above and other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of the card display stand constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention and showing one form of clip employed therewith,

FIG. 2 is a partial front elevation view of a modification of my card display stand construction,

FIG. 3 is a partial front elevation view of another modification of my card display stand construction,

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of another clip employed with the present stand and FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of still another clip employed with the present stand.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the instant display stand suitable for cards and other items comprises a post or standard fabricated of metal, plastic, wood or any other suitable material and referred to generally by the numeral 10. A base 12 is shown having a recess 14 in which an end a of the post ltiis inserted. The latter may be a single piece or constituted of interfitting sections as illustrated. It should be understood that in the sectional construction of the post the number of sections used depends upon the desired height of the display stand. The base 12 has a flat bottom 12a so that the stand may be placed on any flat surface. The end ltlb of the post it) is designed so that a decorative ball mount 16 having a recess 18 therein may be inserted thereon. The top of the ball mount 1'6 is provided with a slit or cut 20 into which a card 22 may be inserted.

In FIG. 1 a plurality of relatively flexible or bendable arms 24 are shown, for example, manufactured of aluminum. Arms 24 have spiral or helical ends 34 which are designed to snugly fit over the post 10 and to be held by friction at selected locations thereon. The spiral end 34 permits the arms to be rotated 360 about the stand States Patent 0 It) so that a variety of positions for the arms 24 may be chosen. Arms 24 assume a sinuous form with rather pronounced indentations 23 spatially located on the arms. It should be noted that spring clips or hangers 30, 3'2 and 42 may selectively hang in indentations 28 as illustrated. Clip 30 has the free ends 31 and 33 engaging and abutting each other but may be slightly forced apart to allow the entry therebetween of cards 22. The spring tension of ends 31 and 33 hold the cards firmly in place yet permit the same to be easily removable by pulling the card gently in a downward direction. Hook-shaped clip 32 is also provided with free ends 35 and 37 that resiliently hold cards therebetween (FIG. 5). At the free ends of bendable arms 24 are bead-like end pieces 27 that are inserted over the ends of the arms in order to achieve a decorative effect.

FIG. 4 illustrates another clip 42 which may be used on the present display stand, the clip having overlapping end pieces 44 and 46. This clip is desirable since it suspends cards angularly with respect to cards suspended from clips 30 and 32 respectively.

FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate alternate embodiments of the structure shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2 the relatively flexible arms 24 are insertable in a plurality of holes 26 staggered at various locations on the post 10. In FIG. 3 another modification of the present invention is shown in which an end 36 of flexible arm '24 is bent substantially at right angles to the arm 24. Insertable over the post 10 are a number of bands 38 provided with retaining members 40 into which the ends 36 of flexible arms 24 are removably insertable.

The flexible arms 24 may be bent to a limited degree either upwards or downwards in order to achieve the desired appearance for the card display stand.

It should be apparent that the card display stand constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention is simple to assemble and disassemble, is portable, is extremely decorative in character, and is relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the latter may be embodied otherwise than as herein specifically illustrated or described and that in the illustrated embodiment certain changes in the details of construction and in the arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the underlying idea or principle of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A card display stand comprising a base, a substantially vertical post mounted on said base having a multiplicity of spaced holes therein, a plurality of arms constituted of bendable material inserted in said holes whereby said arms extend substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said vertical post, said bendable arms being provided with indentations therein for suspending display items therefrom.

2. A display stand for various items comprising a base a substantially vertical post mounted on said base, a plurality of arms constituted of altuninum extending sub stantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said vertical post, each arm having one end thereof formed into a helix, said helical end portions snugly fitting over said vertical post at spaced locations thereon, said bendable arms being Patented May 22, 1962 r 4 provided with V-shaped indentations therein extending References Cited in the file of this patent in a substantially vertical plane for suspending display UNITED STATES PATENTS lterns therefrom.

3. A card display stand comprising a base, a substan- 285,435 Schlechter P 25, 1883 tially vertical post mounted on said base, aplurality of arms 5 116641415 Herzog 3, 1928 of bendable material extending substantially transverse 2,755,583 F July 1956 to the longitudinal axis of said vertical post and having 2,976,632 P111111PS 23, 1961 helical end portions attached at spaced locations on said post, said bendable arms being provided with spaced FOREIGN PATENTS indentations therein for suspending display items there- 10 34,640 H lland Feb. 15, 1935 from, 390,587 England Apr. 13, 1933 

